CommuteCloud vs Roam Marketplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CommuteCloud
This app modernizes carpooling by offering a simple, reliable way to schedule and join rides. It helps drivers and riders find, reserve, and manage carpools with clear workflows and transparent pricing.
- Find carpools nearby
- Reserve seats instantly
- Create and schedule carpools
- Clear driver & rider workflows
- QR ticket verification
- Wallet and bonuses
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CommuteCloud makes carpooling feel modern again. CommuteCloud is a ridesharing for commuters platform designed to make scheduled carpools easier to find, easier to verify, and easier to repeat. Whether you drive every day or need a reliable ride a few times a week, CommuteCloud helps you discover nearby carpools, reserve a seat, coordinate pickup and dropoff, and travel with more confidence. KEY FEATURES Find carpools near you Browse scheduled rides on an interactive map and discover commute options around your route. Reserve seats in seconds View ride details, see pricing up front, choose your seat, and request or reserve a spot with a few quick taps. Create and schedule carpools Verified drivers can publish routes, set departure times, manage riders, and support repeatable commute patterns. Verified driver workflows CommuteCloud uses identity verification (with Persona) to help create a safer and more trustworthy rideshare environment. QR pickup and dropoff verification Patent pending QR ticket flows help confirm the right Rider, the right Driver, and the current trip status. Events and partner rewards Discover participating events, bonuses, and cashout opportunities where available. Wallet and incentives Track balances, rewards, and commute-related incentives in one place. CommuteCloud is built for real-world commuting: repeatable routes, predictable timing, verified participation, and a cleaner experience than group chats, spreadsheets, and guesswork. Download CommuteCloud and help turn everyday travel into something easier.
Roam Marketplace
Earn money by mapping your everyday car trips. This app rewards you for driving to familiar destinations, helping to build a community-driven ridesharing network and reduce carbon emissions. Level up through achievements and invite friends to earn more.
- Get paid 20¢ per mile for mapping trips
- Record routes in the background
- Level up through trip frequency and milestones
- Earn by inviting new users
- Contribute to lower carbon emissions
- Strengthen community connections
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GET PAID FOR MAPPING ALL YOUR CAR TRIPS. JOIN THE MOVEMENT. The Roam™ app will change the way we make our frequent, everyday trips – together. By participating, you’ll save money, save time, and help save our climate – all while strengthening your community. Now in our first stage, the Roam™ app will pay you 20¢ per mile to drive and map your trips. No passengers needed. You’ll be rewarded just for mapping trips to the places you already go. You’ll save money and help shape the world’s first community-driven, true ridesharing network. Download the Roam™ app now to start mapping your trips and getting paid. You’ll be part of a growing movement to transform how the world moves, one trip at a time. MAP YOUR TRIPS Start the app, drive to work, school, the gym, or grocery store. Your route will be recorded safely in the background. Each mile will add 20¢ to your app wallet. GET PAID You’ll be paid 20¢ per mile for eligible trips that begin in our active service area. (For all other trips, you’ll store up value in your app wallet reserve, which will unlock when each new service area opens.) LEVEL UP Get paid when you reach each new level through trip frequency, mileage milestones, and by reaching small goal. Beat your friend to level 10 with easy achievements like adding your profile picture or inviting a friend. INVITE & EARN MORE When you share your QR Code with people directly around you, you’ll earn up to $100 when that person starts to drive using the Roam™ app. A new friend at the dog park, someone in line at the grocery store, or your next door neighbor can all be invited with a QR code inside the app. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Every trip you map will help us to get closer to a world with lower carbon emissions and affordable daily trips for everyone, including rides as low as 25¢ per mile. And while you’re saving money mapping trips, you’ll be making the climate a little cleaner. STRENGTHEN YOUR COMMUNITY As the Roam™ app grows to include more members who can choose to drive or ride with each other, they’ll also become stronger with each new connection they make in their community. (A community is anywhere you spend time frequently, so you might share a ride with someone you already know.) WHERE IS IT AVAILABLE? You can use it anywhere, but our current active service area includes the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Albany, and Piedmont. But this is just the beginning; we'll open more places to community-driven true ridesharing, to reduce everyone’s cost to 25¢ per mile and cut the carbon footprint of each trip by 50% or more. HOW IS IT SAFER? Community-driven and built on trust, our members have a shared purpose. Each member will be triple verified to ensure the highest standard of safety. Our innovative technology is powered by intelligent route detection, real-time data, and the ability to share ride offers and requests between a growing network of people in shared communities. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Protecting your privacy is built into our design and values from day one. You’re in control. You choose when to map a trip and whether to upload it. We’ll never share your location data with anyone, ever. Information you choose to share on your profile will only be visible to other members if you want it to be. HOW DOES MAPPING HELP? By mapping your everyday trips, we can build a smarter, better, and cleaner way to make all of our daily trips. By first establishing overlapping routes, we'll then see opportunities for shared rides to offer to our members. Every trip you take helps build the foundation for our sustainable mobility network. HOW MUCH WILL I SAVE? Any member who chooses to drive on a trip will get paid 20¢ per occupied seat, including their own – and they’ll never have to go out of their way. Members who choose to ride on trips will pay just 25¢ per mile, which is about 25% of what it costs to drive their own car, or 90% less than the cost of many on-demand car services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CommuteCloud at every 5 days against Roam Marketplace's fortnightly. CommuteCloud also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CommuteCloud against 5.0 for Roam Marketplace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
CommuteCloud ships an update every 5 days, Roam Marketplace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommuteCloud | Roam Marketplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zagala | Roam Marketplace, Inc. |
Customer experience
CommuteCloud
Roam Marketplace
In-app purchases
CommuteCloud
No in-app purchases
Roam Marketplace
No in-app purchases






